DWU earns No. 4 seed in GPAC softball tournament, set to face No. 5 Northwestern
Apr. 27—SIOUX CITY, Iowa. — Brackets for the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason softball tournaments have been set, the league office announced on Monday.
The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team has been slotted as the No. 4 seed in the tournament and is set to play No. 5 Northwestern at 2 p.
m. Wednesday at Schilke Fields in Fremont, Nebraska. Last season, Northwestern downed DWU in the first round of the conference tournament 12-4.
Earlier this season, the Tigers split a doubleheader with the Red Raiders on March 18 in Sioux City, winning the first game 8-3 before dropping the second game 8-0. DWU matched the school record for wins in a regular season this year with a record of 34-16, and is heading to the GPAC tournament for the second consecutive year. Top seed and regular season co-champion Midland will serve as one bracket host for the 1, 4, 5, and 8 seeds, while No.
2 seed and other co-champion Dordt will be the other bracket host for the 2, 3, 6, and 7 seeds for the two four-team tournaments. Tournament play will open on Wednesday, April 29, at both bracket locations. In Fremont, No.